village

The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “village” or “town” in English is translated in Noongar as karlamaya or “fire (used for “home“) + houses” (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang).

In Elhomwe it is typically translated as “place.” “Here in Malawi, villages very small, so changed to ‘places,’ since not sure whether biblical reference just to small villages or also to bigger towns. (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

complete verse (Joshua 15:44)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 15:44:

  • Kupsabiny: “Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah. They became nine towns together with their villages.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah —
    all nine of these cities and their surrounding villages” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Keila, Aczib, and Maresha — 9 cities/towns, including the villages around them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. There were nine towns altogether, with their surrounding villages.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Joshua 15:42 - 15:44

FOURTH DISTRICT: cities in the central part of the foothills, between districts two and three.

It is to be noticed that Ether and Ashan (verse 42) are assigned to Simeon in 19.7.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Newman, Barclay M. A Handbook on Joshua. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1983. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .